Game #4

WHO WANTS TO BE

THE ELA MASTER?

FAST FINGER ROUND

Put the following parts of a friendly letter in the order they appear on a page.

a. salutation b. signaturec. dated. body

Put the following parts of a friendly letter in the order they appear on a page.

d. Datea. salutation d. bodyb. signature

#1 Which Dr. Seuss character wears a red and white hat?

a. The Grinchb. Sally Lou Whoc. The Catd. Mickey Mouse

#1 Which Dr. Seuss character wears a red and white hat?

c. The Cat

#2Finish this nursery rhyme:“Humpty, Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty, Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the kings men …”

a. “couldn’t put Humpty together again”b. “rode out of town and bought a new

pen”c. “cried because Humpty fell again”d. “got attacked by a gel pen”

#2Finish this nursery rhyme:

“Humpty, Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty, Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the kings men …”

a. “couldn’t put Humpty together again”

#3Three clever soldiers make wonderful soup with only three smooth stones. What book is this?a. The Tin Soldiersb. Soup for Lunchc. Strega Nonad. Stone Soup

#3Three clever soldiers make wonderful soup with only three smooth stones. What book is this?d. Stone Soup

#4What is the term used to describe the person or character who tells the story?

a. narratorb. main characterc. playwrightd. principal

#4What is the term used to describe the person or character who tells the story?

a. narrator

#5 Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Pack and Quack are characters in this story set in Boston. What is the title of the story?a. Boston Commonsb. Donald Duck and his Familyc. Make Way for Ducklingsd. The Ugly Duckling

#5 Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Pack and Quack are characters in this story set in Boston. What is the title of the story?c. Make Way for Ducklings

#6 Which of the following books is considered a fantasy?

a. Little House on the Prairieb. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s

Stonec. The Great Braind. The Great Gilly Hopkins

#6 Which of the following books is considered a fantasy?

b. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

#7What term is given to describe the villain in a story?

a. protagonist b. bad guyc. antagonistd. minor character

#7What term is given to describe the villain in a story?

c. antagonist

#8Why does Willy want $500 in the book Stone Fox?

a. He wants to buy two dogsb. To pay for taxesc. To buy a hunting dogd. To pay his mother’s hospital bills

#8Why does Willy want $500 in the book Stone Fox?

b. to pay for taxes

#9What is the literature term used to describe the end of a story when the problems are solved?

a. climaxb. expositionc. plotd. resolution

#9What is the literature term used to describe the end of a story when the problems are solved?

d. resolution

#10What is the term given to Japanese poetry about nature?

a. balladb. limerickc. haikud. Cinquain

#10What is the term given to Japanese poetry about nature?

c. haiku

#11Who wrote the books Blubber and Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?

a. Judy Blumeb. Bill Martin Jr.c. Lois Lowry d. Katherine Patterson

#11Who wrote the books Blubber and Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret?

a. Judy Blume

#12What is unusual about the Tuck family in Tuck Everlasting?

a. They can fly to outer spaceb. They live foreverc. They have magical powersd. They are witches

#12What is unusual about the Tuck family in Tuck Everlasting?

b. They live forever

#13Leslie and Jess make a secret kingdom in the woods, which they reach by swinging on a rope over a creek. What book is this?

a. Friends Foreverb. Bridge to Terebithiac. Prince Terraind. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

#13Leslie and Jess make a secret kingdom in the woods, which they reach by swinging on a rope over a creek. What book is this?

b. Bridge to Terebithia

#14Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a. She was as tall as a light postb. He is as sly as a foxc. The street is my heartd. My heart broke

#14Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

c. The street is my heart

#15In what book do Annie and Sini hide from the Nazis for 2 years, with the Oostervald family in Holland?a. The Upstairs Roomb. The Diary of Anne Frankc. The Devil’s Arithmeticd. Number the Stars

#15In what book do Annie and Sini hide from the Nazis for 2 years, with the Oostervald family in Holland?a. The Upstairs Room

Congratulations!

You have won!You will be the principal for

William Street School later this month!